org.jcreme.filters
Class StringComparisonOperator

java.lang.Object
  org.jcreme.enumerations.Enumeration
      org.jcreme.filters.ComparisonOperator
          org.jcreme.filters.StringComparisonOperator

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Comparable, java.io.Serializable

public class StringComparisonOperator

extends ComparisonOperator

This enumeration contains the operators that can be used in a string manipulation context to test the relation of two strings. As a subclass of the ComparisonOperator enumeration, values of this class are also registered as elements of the ComparisonOperator enumeration.

Version:

$Revision: 1.3 $

Author:

$Author: dbregeon $

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Serialized Form

Field Summary

static StringComparisonOperator	LIKE The 'LIKE' enumeration value.
static StringComparisonOperator	NOT_LIKE The 'NOT LIKE' enumeration value.
static java.lang.String	S_LIKE The name for the 'LIKE' enumeration value.
static java.lang.String	S_NOT_LIKE The name for the 'NOT LIKE' enumeration value.
(package private) static long	serialVersionUID

Constructor Summary

protected

StringComparisonOperator(java.lang.String name) Creates new StringComparisonOperator

Method Summary

protected java.util.Hashtable	getFromName() This method is for internal use only.
static StringComparisonOperator	getStringComparisonOperator(java.lang.String name) This method retrieves an StringComparisonOperator instance from its name.
static StringComparisonOperator[]	getStringComparisonOperators() This methods gives the instances of this class.
static Enumeration[]	getValues() This method enables to retrieve all the possible values of an Enumeration class.

Methods inherited from class org.jcreme.filters.ComparisonOperator

addAsComparisonOperator, get, getComparisonOperators

Methods inherited from class org.jcreme.enumerations.Enumeration

compareTo, getName, readResolve, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

serialVersionUID

static final long serialVersionUID

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Constant Field Values

S_LIKE

public static final java.lang.String S_LIKE

The name for the 'LIKE' enumeration value.

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Constant Field Values

LIKE

public static final StringComparisonOperator LIKE

The 'LIKE' enumeration value.

S_NOT_LIKE

public static final java.lang.String S_NOT_LIKE

The name for the 'NOT LIKE' enumeration value.

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Constant Field Values

NOT_LIKE

public static final StringComparisonOperator NOT_LIKE

The 'NOT LIKE' enumeration value.

Constructor Detail

StringComparisonOperator

protected StringComparisonOperator(java.lang.String name)
                            throws java.security.InvalidParameterException

Creates new StringComparisonOperator

Parameters:

name - the name of this enumerated value. It cannot be null.

Throws:

java.security.InvalidParameterException - if the parameter is null.

Method Detail

getFromName

protected java.util.Hashtable getFromName()

This method is for internal use only.

Overrides:

getFromName in class ComparisonOperator

Returns:

the Hashtable that links the enumerated values names with the actual enumerated value.

getStringComparisonOperator

public static StringComparisonOperator getStringComparisonOperator(java.lang.String name)

This method retrieves an StringComparisonOperator instance from its name.

Parameters:

name - the name of the StringComparisonOperator instance.

Returns:

the StringComparisonOperator that has this name. Null if no value corresponding to this name was found.

getStringComparisonOperators

public static StringComparisonOperator[] getStringComparisonOperators()

This methods gives the instances of this class.

Returns:

all the instances of this class.

getValues

public static Enumeration[] getValues()

This method enables to retrieve all the possible values of an Enumeration class.

Returns:

the values for this class.